Great news for people of the waitlist

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Santa Barbara
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<p>During a tour of UCSB with a friend who got accepted an admissions counselor told me some pretty valuable information. </p>

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<li><p>As you all know, around 3400 applicants were offered a spot of the waitlist this year. The admissions counser tells me that only 1500 accepted their spots which is a lower percantage then last year. Which is great because a smaller percentage accepted their spot means less compitition. FYI last year, 50% (1200/2400) accepted their spots wheras this year only 44% accepted their spot. (1500/3400)</p></li>
<li><p>THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT YOU BASED ON THE ORDER YOU ACCEPTED YOUR SPOT. She told me that they will reevaluate the appicants from stratch like they did in November and decide from there. </p></li>
<li><p>I asked how the waitlist will look this year. She said she does not know and that it will be hard to forcast how many will get in until after May 1st. </p></li>
<li><p>She said be optimistic because more and more people are deciding to go to CSU's and JC's eventhough they got accepted to UCSB because they are cheaper which means more spots will be available for people on the waitlist.</p></li>
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<p>Edit: I meant to title it “Great news for people on the waitlist”</p>

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<p>This is certainly good news! Hopefully with less competition we will be able to get in! :)</p>

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<p>oh thank you so much for posting this up!
i know it’s not a guarantee but it definitely helps keep my spirits up (:</p>

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<p>How does this look for people appealing?</p>

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<p>This is how I see it: Sure, this year’s percentage is lower, but that doesn’t matter really when you look at the numbers. 1500 is still 300 more than 1200. (I’m a waitlist applicant, btw.)</p>

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<p>yeah even if the percentage is higher… There is still more people on the waitlist as last year. So having a lower percentage doesnt help.</p>